Can a juror discuss a case with a non-juror during the course of the trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barnhill, D073999 (Cal. App. 2019):
Jurors must not converse among themselves or with anyone else on any subject connected with the trial, nor may they form or express any opinion thereon until the cause is finally submitted to them. (Pen. Code, 1122, subds (a)(1), (b).) "Thus, it is misconduct for a juror to discuss a case with a nonjuror during the course of a trial." (People v. Linton (2013) 56 Cal.4th 1146, 1194.)
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